COMPARISON BETWEEN THOMAS GORDON CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT MODEL, DREIKURS LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES MODEL AND
CANTER ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE MODEL
THOMAS GORDON CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT MODEL
 Known as Teacher Effectiveness Training
(T.E.T)
 Based on the philosophy of Carl Rogers-
children are inherently rational and if
directed and forced teachers by teachers,
they will be stifled
 Assumptions: student is internally
motivated to be good, should be supported
by an accepting relationship and is
capable of solving own problems
 Teachers are taught to: observe the
behaviour, identify who owns problem,
demonstrate understanding,
understood, confront if necessary and use
win-win problem-solving.
 Curriculum design involves structured
activities, student ownership,
communication and analysis of learning.
DREIKURS LOGICAL CANTER ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE
CONSEQUENCES MODEL MODEL
 A direct and positive approach to make it
possible
 for the teacher to teach and the students to learn.
 A more humanistic approach than just
It is based on several principles:
focusing on discipline
 both teachers and students have rights in the
 Promote intrinsic motivation, self-control and
classroom
personal responsibility
 while giving rewards and punishments, teachers
 The teacher considers the motivation and
must work towards creating and optimal learning
goals of the student behaviour in the
environment.
development of a management plan
 Teachers must apply rules and enforce
 The teacher applies Logical Consequences to
consequences consistently without bias or
assist students in taking responsibility for their
discrimination.
actions and behaviours
 Teacher should be assertive rather than non-
 The teacher’s role is helping pupils to impose
be assertive or hostile.
limits on themselves.
 Assertive teachers: clearly and firmly express
 Teacher can model democratic behaviour by
their needs. They have positive expectation of
providing guidance and leadership and
involving pupils in setting rules and
students. they say what they mean, and mean
what they say. They are consistently and fair.
consequences
 Non-assertive teachers: fail to make their needs
or wants known. They appear indecisive which
confuses students. They threaten but students
know there will be no follow through.
 Manage the classroom in particular ways
 Prevent misbehaviours in the classroom
 Create good and responsible students